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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-12-28
Old Southern Homes.

The Savannah (Ga.) Morning News Of
last Sunday has this to say e%ditorially;
A great many Of the plantations in
different parts Of the South, which were
nce well known for their size, the mag
niticence Of the residences upon them,
the hospitality of their owners, or on nc
count OF the prominence Of the families
| which possessed them, are now falling
into ruins. The reason OF this liz, per,
haps, that tho land has been worked SO
long without being fertilizcd that it has
become poor, or it may be thpt those
into whose possessions they have passed
lack tho energy and skill which arc re,
CURED to make them pay under the
present system Of labor.
conc OF these famous old places in
Liberty county, in this State was lately
sold to q colored man for 81, 500, only a
part OF the purchase price being requir-
ed at once. 1t is known rs Laurel View,
and is within two miles OF the historic
town of Snnbury. Ii was the homo OF
the gifted John Elliott, and a very beau
tiful home it was. John Elliott repre-
sented Georgia in tho United States Sen.
ate from 1920 to 1926.
"The plantation contains So, 800 acres.
1t was purchased during the war of Sc.
cession by Hon. Linton Stephen. a
brother OF Hon. Alexander Ii. Stephons,
and was sold to the present owner by
his heirs. '
1.-THE district in which tho plantation
Is situated was noted, from the first set
tiement of the State until the emancipa-
ton OF the slaves, for tn intelligence and
wealth OF it's citizens. 1t is now, how
ever, almost abandoned to the colored
people. Its great plantations have been
divided into small farms, and the superb
mansions, once h homes OF men noted
Tor wealth n culture, and of women
famous for beauty and refinement, are
falling into decay, and arc being re-
placed by cabins and huts, whose chin
neys OF sticks and mud tell moro plainly
h u words OF tho marvellous change for
h worse which has taken place in the
once rich and prosperous district"
Commenting upon the above, the Au-
gnsta Gazette says:
This is sadly, deplorably true. Not
only III Georgia and South Carolina, but
in other Southern States may be seen
any number Of deserted homes, which
were once the proud inheritance of rich
representiye men; where dwelt every
comfort that money could purchase;
where lordly hospitality was dispensed
from end to end Of the year. Ruin and
decay arc busy with them now. The
once elegant mansion is tumbling to the
ground ~piecemeal, and q wilderness
grows where beautiful gardens and ricL.
fields Of cotton, nice and corn annually
lourished. Now and then gray heads
that shake with tho palsy of age move
beneath the grand old oaks, and eyes
are dimmed with water from full hearts
as they behold what there is, and reflect
upon what there was. Dimmed for
glories past, for pomps and pleasures
that are not. Alas, this is one of the
never healing wounds Of the war-this
hopeless ruin that dwells in the homes
of our fathers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-12-28
Advantages of tho scientiac Meth
nd

-~--~s
Give me y fulcrum." cried the an
cient sage-"give me n fulcrum, and l
sha1lmOvc tho world" Grant me a
few postulates," says the modern rea-
soner. "and L shall read you the riddle
of the universe" An interchangeable
~postulate. however, is almost rs difficult
to find rs Il stable oxtra-terrestiRl full
crum. The scientific spirit of the age"
walks by sight and not by faith. 1t
reyels in facts. 1t numbers, and weighs,
and measures, it catalogues and de-
scribes; it compares and classifies. To
make progress among the secrets of Nat
urc its highways is experiment., and its
watchword is demonstration. For any
Interpretation of n natural phenomenon
ii demands proofs that can appeal to
the senses, and it looks with wholesome
suspicion, if not contempt, on mere
"arm-chair" speculation.
The marvellous success in advancing
knowledge, and in gaining power I'VE
the forces of Nature hat has resulted
from its use, is convincing evidence that
the scientific method Of Interrogation is
sound, and that it should always be
adopted wherever possible. But it is
not always possible to apply the method.
The nearer we approach tho region of
subjective phenomena, the more diff
cult it becomes to test particular inter-
pretntions by an appeal to experiment.
Tho galvanometcr may reveal agitation
in n sonsory surface. but it tells nothing
about sensation. The convolutions Of u
dogs brain may be tempered with, but
he will not describe to us his feelings.
Consciousness alone can discriminate
the facts of consciousness; and the char
acter, or succession, or relation Of these
can only be described in terms of meta
physic. Theories of physical relation
Ship here must ut first DO tentative, and
ut the best they will require to be stated
in very general terms. The argument
must consist in tho application Of gen.
eral principles; and, in choosing these,
analogy balanced by commo sense
must ho our guide. In drawing our
conclusions, We may be satisfied If these
M be held with some moderate degree
o. probability. flames Cdppie, IL. d.,
IN Poputar Science Monthly.
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with the London Busmcn.

Seventeen hours n day. One hun
drcd and nineteen hours a week! That's
my time. | left the yard last night at
ivc-and-twcnty minutes TO 2, and | vas
on my bus again this mornin' at 'alf-
past 8. It's these long hours hat tell!'
But you get n holiday sometimcsP"
"if We like to pay for it. Whenever
we arc off duty we don't get paid.
Whoa. thcreln
And tho speaker, a smart whip"
among tho London omnibus-drivers,
ceases his conversation concerning his
long hours of labor 10 pull up his horses
and sing out loudly the destination of
his omnibus.
They are quaint and curious men,
some of these London busmen, with a
rich fund of drollery all their own.
You sec. sir" said one, Il don't
much care for a holiday; I've been 90
long on this ere bus that things look
quito different like when I'm in tho
street below. 1 shouldn't know my
W children in the street."
ooh, come. that's too strong"
Fact. tell We, sir I'm always away
in the mornin' afore they're up, and
not homo till they're il bed at night,
and / shouldn't know my little gal il /
was TO meet her out, especially II j was
to see her OFF my bus"
Truly a significant remark for & man
10 make in this latter half OF the won
derful nineteenth cc%ntury--a remark
not without q touch of satire and Of
pathos, too; and we find ourselves ask
ing il Il Is a necessity of our advanced
civilization that men must work 30 long
and so continuously, day after day. that
they never see their children except
aslcepP No sweet, simple prattle about
the fathers knee, no little Fat, dimpled
arms around the fathers neck, mono Of
the loving, softening influences which
little people know 80 we'll how 10 exert
over oven the most s~touy-hearted of
men! Surely, o Christian civilization,
these things arc not necessities Of thy
development!
But yet the bus-driver rarely COM
plains or grumblcs. Ho docs not strike
or congregate in mass.meetings, or
commit acts of riot, but he works pa
ticntlY on, day by day. steering his
horses maryelously well through the
crowded London street, and surveying
life with n philosophic calm from the
altitude of his box, except when . child
strays in the way OF his horses, and
thon his language is, perhaps, rougher
than are his real feelings. Tile Quiyer.
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CHARLOTTE FEMALE lNSTI TUTE,

The current session of this Institute
closes January 21st, 1888, when the
Spring Session begins, which ends June
9Th, 1888.
The present session is one OF the most
prosperous in the history Of the Inst
tute. There is room for only o few more
boarding pupils. The health of The
school, the accommodations of its board
ing department, and the efficiency OF its
corps of teachers are unsurpassed aky-
where in tho South. The first OF january
is O very convenient time for entering.
Pupils are charged only from date Of
entrance.
Rev. WM. IT, ATKINSON,
Principal.
Charlotte, N. G.
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Kentucky has q rooster with three throats,
aud every time a Kentuckian takes his
Bourbon nc wishes he was that 1. oster.
A show spoken Of as "a rare entertain.
ment" proved to be a performance not well
done.
As between the dude and his cane Mt this
writing the cane seems TO have IL tritie the
best of 1t In the shape of head.
Christmas vii ION slipper round again.
as the unmarriut clergyman m~ournfully
snid, while looking over his assortment of
slippers.
An exchange states that Il clerk in u gov.
ernment office at Washington was injured
by an accidental discharge of his duties.
It. will not occur again.
The latest craze among the girls is a hair
album, made up OF strands from the heads
of their gentlemen friends. This is another
thrust at bald.headed men.
"Clawencc, what does the expwession
without whymcor weason' mean Don't
you knaw, deah, boy?" II don't, WEAKLY"
why, it wcfcrs to blank verse.
He who marries a pretty face only is like
a buyer OF cheap furpiturc-the varnish
that caught the eye will not endure the fire.
side blaze.
Ruskin says: Man should resemble n
river" Some men do, in one respect at
least. The biggest part of them is their
mouth.
An exchange thinks a girl can be safely
judged by her mind. Theu we suppose
when a girls mind is made up il Is safe 10
bet that the girl is the same as her mind.
The popular song just now is: The
Letter that lie Longcd for Never Came
The person who sent it probable put On
Immediate delivery STAMP on it.
do you believe, sir, that the dead ever
walk after dea,h?" No doubt of il.
madame; | have heard the Dead March in
Saul"
Gold handled umbrellas are coming into
fashion. The handle is so arranged that i,
can be taken off. This is an Improvement
on the old style when the umbrella was
taken off.
A young candidate for the legal profes
sion was asked what he should do frs,
when employed to bring an action. ASK
for money on account was the prompt re
ply. He passed.
Mrs. Jones-What shall | buy you for q
present, Charley, this Christmas? Mr..
Joncs-1 should like an ulster or a diamond
ms usual with q necktic or n pair of wristers,
After All.-'I canno say yes, Walter.
| shall be n sis "Sister TO me? No
you wont" Yes, Walter; your brother
Charles proposed TO me last night aud
accepted him"
Jones (mectiug Smith, with whom h,
was out the night bcforc)-Ha, the hoy go,
homo all right? Smith (gloomily}-Yes
but my. wife wouldn't speak to me. Jones
(cnviously)-Lucky fellow Mine did.
II takes two months to prepare 70;
Christmas and three to recover from il; bul
we must remember that there are seven
menlhs in Tie year which are arrank cd fol
solid comfort.
a certain amount of money is going tc
be spent on Christmas presents and holiday
goods. and those who plant the most attrac
1--WE advertisement will reap the riches,
harvest. 1t pays to advertise judiciously
every day in the year, but advertising is OF
especial value to the merchant during the
Christmas holidays.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-12-28

Deeds are fruits; words are but leaves
words and deeds are noble companions. 4,
How we printers lie. MS our devil snid
when he got up too late for breakfast.
A man always ceases to be- a good fel
low" when lie refuses to do as others wish.
Father, is n parrot hat talks a dumt
apimal?" My dear, children should no,
talk while they are eating"
The proof of q weather prediction Is il
the patient that waits long enouel for ii to
become true.
The poor arc ottencr prayed for than
helped. The reason is. We believe, that air
Is cheaper than bullion.
The following is n transcript of q sign on
a cigar store: This store Is kiosed on ac.
count Of kreditin the boys"
In the volapuk language the word for
dollar Is "dosb." But II is just as hard as
ever TO borrow one.
When you eat turkey aud II does not set
well on your stomach, you will know ii Is
% !,obbler. A hen turkey always sets well.
An ocul.st doesn't want an y for an
eve. and O DENTS. doesn't want a tooth fol
a tooth. They want s.
A Western man named pettis swallowed
bis false teeth Last week, and can't he down
without bitipg himself iD~,ernaily.
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rho nc.pe,a.e Doc Of a pl,.olalr por.

Troy, n. Y. Dec. 10.-Today s. s.
CTan'lclL formerly a lawyer aud real estate
broker in Troy, shot his wife, his mother.
In law, Mrs. s.. S. Stone, his s%tepdaughter,
iulla Bulkely, and himself, at their home
m Ballston Spa. All are dead. The bar.
yes mad a controversy over money matters.
Ills wife was the divorced wife Of Gran.
delPs former legal associate. Crandell was
~cxtravagant in his habits. His wife had
money and the quarrel was over It's control
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-12-28
riapos aud Organs.

All of the best makes. 925 cash and
balance November l, at spot cash prices
on a Piano. $40 cash and balance No
vomber l, ct spot caah prices on nm
Organ. Delivered, freight free, at your
nearest depot. Fifteen days test trial
and freight both waysif not @tisiae ~.
Write for circulars.
N. w. TRUMP,
Columbia, s. q.
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..IDon,. Wan. nelst. But cp,e.

1sthe exclamation OF thousands suffering
from catarrh. To all such we say: Catarrh
can be cured 10y DR.. Sage's Catarrh Rem
edy. IL has been done In thousands of
cases; why not in yoursY Your danger Is
In delay. Enclose a stamp 10 Worlds Dis.
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, ".
v. for pamphlet on this disease.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-12-28
A TONGUE IN KNOTS

| contracted malaria in tho swsmps of
Louisiana while working for the telo-
graph company, and used every kind of
medicine | could hear Of without relief.
| at last succeeded in breaking the fever.
but it cost mo over 800. 90, and then nv
system was Frustrated and saturated with
malarial poison and L became almost
helpless. l finally came here, my mouth
80 filled with sores that 1 could scarcely
eat, and my tongue raw and fl led with
little knots. Various remediea were re-
sorted to without effect. / bought two
bottles of b. b. Il. and it has cured and
strengthened mo. All sores of nv
mouth are healed and my tongue entire
~ clear Of knots and soreness, and / feel
like q new man.
Jackson, Tenn, April 20, 1886.
A II RnrrrnN
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-12-28

j. -. PHYs1oo's Merchant Tailor Es-
tablishment Columbia, s. o., is In full
blast, Only o look will convince n
one. All that want a firet-class fitting
suit try him. a full line of the best
goods on hand.
Many an old book las 10 be hound over
TO keep the piece.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-12-28

All who desire full information about the
cause snd cure OF Blood %Poisons, Scrofuia and
Scrofuions swcilings, Ulcers, sores, Kheuma.
tism, kidney, complaints, Iatarrh, etc i, can
trated Hook Of Wonders, Allied with The most
wonderful aud startling proof ever before
known. Address, BLOOD BALM co,
Atlanta, ca.
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Weak lungs, splitting Of blood, o
sumption and kindred affections, cured
without physician. Address for treatise,
with 10 cents IN stamps, Worlds Dispen.
sary Medical Association, 063 Main street.
Buffalo, ~. Y.
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STIFF

A MOST REMARKABLE CASE OF
AND RHEUMATISM.
l have a little boy twelve years old
whose knees have been drawn almost
double and his joints are perfectly stinf,
and he has been in this condition three
years, unable to walk. During that time
tho medical board of London county OK
amined him and pronounced the disease
scrofula and prescribed, but no benefit
ever derived. / then used O much adj
yertised preparation without benefit.
Three weeks ago he became perfectly
helpless and suffered dreadfully.
a friend who had used Is. b. b. adj
vised its use. He has used one bottle
and all pain has ceased and he can now
walk. This has been a most wonderful
action, rs his complaint had bafied
everything. l shall continue to use il on
him. Mrs. EMMA G]R1Frrrns
Unitia, Tenn, March 2, 1886.
WEBB CITY, ARK, BLOOD.
Having tested b. b. b. and found IL 10
be all that is claimed for it, / commend
1t To any and every one suffering from
blood poison. Ii has done me more
good for less money and in a shorter
space OF time than any blood purifier 1
ever used. l owe the comfort of nv
life to its use, for / have been troubled
with a severe form of blood poison for 8
or 8 years and found no relief equal to
that given by tho use of b. b. u.
w. O. MoGAUHEY.
Webb City, Ark, May 3, 1886.
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Miss Youngblood of Columbus, Miss.
has been elected 10 the Chair Of Modern
angnages Mt Martha Washington Col
MRingdon, Va.
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Liver
[ l. L S.

The Justly celebrated SOUTHERN
VEGETABLE PILL having been usod
rs q household remedy for the past half
century, in ali tho Southern ndWestern
States, for tho cure of Dyspepsia, Bill
iouspess, Malaria and all diseases OF thu
LIVER, have, by their
WONDERFUL CURES,
gained the supremacy over all othnr
PILLS on the market. After one triG1
you will join the cry for "GILDERB
PILLS with the ten million people al
the United States who orc o uanH
them.
Ii your merchant has not got them,
send 20 cents in stamps 10
&. BARRETT & CO.,
AUGUSTA, GA.
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BRIO
REAn. xoTE ANp DIGEST.

The day OF feast m Ing draweth nigh.
Ana scores OF turkeys coon must die.
Get one thats 20 nB aud sweet and fat,
Ana stun 1T - II OF this and that.
With fruits and be - rcs sauces make,
And add pt,se ~ YES aud pies and cake,
ASK friends aud X inbred all to come
Aud meet kTiss ~ rnglo at your hame.
Let not the car E q OF life distress,
but I'LL each gu - 1t with happiness.
Revive the 10 " sof Youthful days,
And for b Il blekAlnpr nfar nrniae
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-07
Live Stock Movement.

The widely circulated report of the
loss of cattle in Montana last winter
were such as to convex the idea that
| there would be A heavy falling off in the
live stock traffic this fall. The conclusion
however, is not warranted by the facts
as the figures will show. The Northern
| Pacific has hauled east from Montana
and western Dakota this season 70 Am
head of beef cattle against 80. $40 in 1880
a decrease of only $3.50 head Last wear
$3.50 head of cattle were sb;nned oost
from WASHINGTON territorv INIT IN no.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-07

York city, that due notice may be there
had, and all bonds when paid and re-
deemed shall be endorsed "paid" by the
city treasurer, who shall report and
present the same to the city council in
his next ensuing financial report and
the council shall cause the same to be
cancelled or destroyed.
SEC. Z. That for his services under
this ordinance, the city treasurer shall
receive sixty. five dollars, which shall
ba considered in full compensation there
for; except for taxes levied for the pay
ment of the interest Oh said bonds, for
which he shall receive six (6) per centum
for collecting and disbursing.
SEC. s. This ordinance shall take Of.
feet and be in full force only after the
first section shall have been approved
by the vote of a majority Of the taxpay.
ing real estate holders of said city, as
provided by Sec. 6 of Art. 7 of the char
ter of said city, and sections l and 8 o
said article. Adopted and approved
November 10Th, 1887.
(Signed). J. V. BoGERT,
d. U. CAMPBELL, Mayor.
Cty Clerk.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-07
Stage News.

John Mcguire telegraphs that he is
coming with a portfolio filed with at
fractions and proposes to offer unprece-
denied novelties during the winter
season. He has closed favorable terms
with Manager Ming, whereby he has
secured the %latter's thrater, and all fur
ther trouble in that direction has passed.
He says he is making a fortune with
Mast, the ca%ricaturist. He will prc.
coed rapidly to Helena. appearing here
a week hence. He has booked al
so, Modjeska, Seaman, Emma Abbott,
Louis James, and other notables, who
appear in rapid succession, thereby
affording a most delightful season of
music and drama during the winters
cold months. John is indeed a great
hustler, and it is pleasing to note that
though absent from Helena for sew.
eral months, he has not forgotten its
citizens, but intead borne them in fond
remembrance, and purposes to again
entertain them with standard compan-
les. Apropos of the subject, it is pleas.
ing to state that Montana's manager has
also succeeded in "gettln' his fms
into the Minnesota circuit, and
will hereafter hold dictatorship
v combinations performing in
That sections. This acquisition certain
ly should make him powerful in
theatrical circles, as Old John is now
enabled to arrange dates with any com
pany whose objective points are either
Minnesota, Dakota, Montana. Idaho
Washington territory, Oregon and Colo
RADIO. The great scope of country that
he 10 controls may be better imagined
than decribed, and be it the dignifed
Barrett, Booth or Forrest, or the menia'
Uncle Toms fake hat desire admittanct
they must apply to the veteran helms.
man who turns the managerial wheel
and whose base of operations is Helena
-Independent,
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A Protest.

At a mass meRtlng of the citizens of
Billings last Tuesday night, the following
preamble and resolution protesting
against the transfer of any of the north
ern Montana Indians to the Grow reser-
Walton, were adopted by a unanimous
vote:
Whereas, We are informed that efforts
are being made to effect the removal of
the Indians of northern Montana from
their present homes to the reservation of
the Grow tribe, and.
Whereas, In the portion of Montana,
contiguous to the Grow reserve, cities,
towns and villages are being built and
the wilderness transformed into pro-
ductive farms by a sturdy and patriotic
people, who have settled and invested
their all here, believing that in the
natural course of events in the near
futu,e the Grow tribe would in the main
be settled upon lands in severaIty, and
lands Of their reserve not needed by
them, would be thrown open and settled
upon by an industrious white population,
which event would materially advance
the interests of the country at large and
the Indian question as to the Crow be
forever at rest; and,
Whereas, The Crow Indians are be-
coming more and more disposed to settle
upon lands in severalty and adopted the
ways of white man (many ofthem having
sssi I uah22RfldHsHhicasdr a biyf Fif ess h saivtihIihs%ed
tribes would ere long with proper treat
ment becomes a selfsupporting, pros
porous and happy people, and,
Whereas, If the northern tribes were
to be located on the Crow reserve as
contemplated, those of the Crows who
have not settled on land, but are disposed
to do so, would most assuredly abandon
all thought of it; and those who are
settled would be disturbed, unsettled and
checked i'll their progress towards civiliza-
ton for years to come by reason of
crowding together ofthe many turbulent
spirits of the predatory tribes alluded to,
and the white people instead Of having
civilized Indians and white men for
neighbors as they anticipated, would
have for neighbors horde OF untaimed
savages.
Therefore, be it resolved, That we,
the people of Yellowstone county in
mass meeting assembled do, in the in
fa,~et nj oursolyo, ~. f,,,;:.